Posted on 01/05/2010 8:15:58 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
With this week's evening temperatures falling toward the upper 30s, strange fruit may drop from South Florida trees: non-native, invading iguanas that many residents consider more pest than pet.
"It's a big deal for me," Jessica Morgan, a Margate homeowner, said as she watched a yard-long, bright orange male iguana roam near her butterfly habitat. The reptile has a slightly smaller green girlfriend.
"They climb up on the bank and will poop on my dock," she said. "Fingers crossed that this cold snap will kill them. I don't have the heart to beat one to death. I hope the weather does it for me."
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
I didn’t remember the song till I heard it again.
I didn’t remember the song till I heard it again.
“but I am all out of “recardo”.
Make your own!
Called recardo or recado negro in Spanish, chilmole can be viewed as the Adam (or Eve!) of all moles, since its almost primordial formulation is obviously their precursor. Dried chiles are simply charred over a flame or hot coals, then ground with other spices to form a pungent, black paste. The paste is then used as a rub on meats or as a flavoring and thickening ingredient in sauces. The heat of the recado can be controlled by using hotter or milder chiles, to the diner’s taste. The process of burning chiles produces an acrid smoke so fierce that it causes choking, sneezing and watery eyes, such that making recado negro within Mérida city limits has been banned. Like other recados, it is available commercially in brands such as El Yucateco and Marin, both in Mexican groceries and in the ethnic foods sections of many supermarkets. For recipes that call for recado negro, there is unfortunately no substitute.
Works for me - I live in Florida - hope Mother Nature kills the pythons while she's at it...
Iguana + big hook = bait.
Free bait.
It is the feminization of the culture. They refuse to take necessary actions. A friend told me that some of the best tacos he ever had were burro tacos!
I was joking too ;)
Is this recipe for real? Iguana’s are moving north - should be in my area of Florida soon - seems you’ve found a tasty solution to the problem...
* 1-Iguana
* 2-onions
* 1-tablespoon of salt
* 6-8-carrots
* 1-tablespoon of celantro
* 1 small ball of recardo
* 1-cup vinegar
* 1-lime
* 1-sweet pepper
* 1-tablespoon of black pepper
* 1/2-cabbage
* 2-cloves of garlic
* 1-can of diced tomato
* coconut oil
Skin and clean iguana, then wash it in a mixture of vinegar and lime. After that, mix all seasonings and spices together in a bowl and rub them into the meat. Leave the rubbed meat for half an hour. Pour coconut oil in a pot, just to cover the bottom and place it on the fire.
When the oil is hot, put in the iguana meat, then cook it for another half an hour, turning a few times and adding a bit of water if needed. During that time slice the carrots, tomatoes and cabbage. Add them to the meat and cook for another half an hour. Serve with rice and beans.
Iguanas a delicacy? Who knew?
By MICHAEL KAISER
Daily News Staff Writer
Sunday, May 03, 2009
As unappetizing as they may appear on the hoof — or claw as the case may be — iguanas and their eggs are actually considered a delicacy throughout their native range.
They are especially popular during Holy Week, because the Catholic Church deemed them a fish suitable for consumption during the Lenten fast, when eating meat is proscribed.
In 2004, iguana meat sold for $14 per pound in Maryland, according to the University of Florida’s Institute for Food and Agricultural Science.
So for those of adventurous palates and strong stomachs, here are two recipes for preparing iguana. Those with more delicate constitutions can substitute large chunks of chicken or fish for iguana meat.
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/2009/05/03/MONIguanaRecipes0504.html
Very cold last night and another cold wave is on the way for the weekend here in South Florida. Hopefully this will kill off almost every iguana. I hate them!
“Here in America, many soft hearts refuse to take the necessary steps to cull our feral horses and burros.”
Here is a perhaps more descriptive version:
“Here in America, many soft hearts refuse to take the necessary steps to cull our range maggots.”
That lady could have a worse problem - fortunately for her, there are no seals or sea lions in her area.
“The planet has a fever.” — Al Gore.
Kamikaze iguanas fall from Florida's frozen trees
The lizards go into a type of hibernation when the temperature drops below around 9 degrees C, all body functions but the heart switching off and blood flow cut to a minimum.
It means they lose their grip on branches and the creatures, which are common in the "sunshine state", plunge out of the trees.
The lizards, which can grow up to five feet long, then lie grey and appear dead until the temperature rises again, at which time they usually revive.
I was going to post this as an article but when I searched and found this thread I decided to just ping everybody here.
Whoops, looks like the Telegraph swiped a few paragraphs from the Sun-Sentinel article. The bit about killing them humanely and the quote from Tiffany Snow (!) are verbatim.
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